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Surgeons urge political cooperation to sustain progress on Northern Ireland waiting lists

03 Sep 2026 Surgeons have urged Northern Ireland’s political leaders to work together to sustain progress on hospital waiting lists, saying patients and healthcare staff need certainty over funding and the future direction of services.
Surgeons - respond to Welsh Government announcement on funding to cut the NHS Wales waiting list and end two-year waits for treatment

03 Sep 2026 Surgeons - respond to Welsh Government announcement on funding to cut the NHS Wales waiting list and end two-year waits for treatment
Surgeons call for ‘national anonymous reporting’ as MPTS data shows colleagues were most common subject of alleged sexual misconduct

27 Aug 2026 More than a third of sexual misconduct allegation types recorded at doctors’ tribunals involved a healthcare colleague, new data from the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) has revealed.
Three in five adults have not accessed NHS dental care in the last two years

27 Aug 2026 New figures published today show that 28.2 million adults in England have not accessed NHS dental care in the last two years
Dental surgeons respond to new Nuffield Trust analysis

24 Aug 2026 New Nuffield Trust analysis that shows a 'continued decline in the number of dental practices providing NHS care'.
Surgeons responds to resignation of Northern Ireland Health Minister Mike Nesbitt

19 Aug 2026 Surgeons responds to resignation of Northern Ireland Health Minister Mike Nesbitt.
RCS England responds to HSSIB report on NHS Advice and Guidance services

19 Aug 2026 The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) has published a report examining NHS England's Advice and Guidance (A&G) services. RCS England has issued a response to the report's findings.
Progress on longest NHS waits stalls as year-long waits rise by more than 11,000

13 Aug 2026 The number of cases waiting more than a year for planned NHS treatment in England has risen by more than 11,000 since March 2026, reversing months of progress in reducing year-long waits, according to analysis by the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England).
Experts warn cosmetic surgery patients are still exposed to harm without regulation

06 Aug 2026 One year after the Government announced it would introduce new legislation for high-risk cosmetic procedures, leading surgical and medical organisations have warned that patients continue to face unnecessary risk because cosmetic surgery in England can still legally be performed by doctors without specialist surgical qualifications.
Surgeons respond to GMC fitness to practise data for doctors

30 Jul 2026 Responding to the General Medical Council's (GMC) 'Concerns about Fitness to Practise Annual Statistical Report 2025’, Mr Tim Lane, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England), said: “Sexual misconduct has no place in healthcare."

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